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Social media platform features usage frequency in the United States 2018
Social media platform features usage frequency in the United States 2018
Frequency of social media feature use in the United States as of February 2018, by social media platform
by J. Clement,
last edited
Oct 8, 2019
This statistic presents the frequency of social media platform feature usage in the United States as of February 2018. According to the results, 47 percent of surveyed internet users in the United States stated that they preferred to use Facebook for news feed feature, while in comparison only six percent stated similar preferences in use for Instagram.
Frequency of social media feature use in the United States as of February 2018, by social media platform
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| Snapchat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| News feed | 47% | 6% | 3% | 8% |
| Live broadcasting | 29% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Private messaging | 55% | 6% | 7% | 3% |
| Stories/Disappearing Posts | 29% | 6% | 15% | 4% |
| Snapchat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| News feed | 47% | 6% | 3% | 8% |
| Live broadcasting | 29% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Private messaging | 55% | 6% | 7% | 3% |
| Stories/Disappearing Posts | 29% | 6% | 15% | 4% |
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Oct 8, 2019
This statistic presents the frequency of social media platform feature usage in the United States as of February 2018. According to the results, 47 percent of surveyed internet users in the United States stated that they preferred to use Facebook for news feed feature, while in comparison only six percent stated similar preferences in use for Instagram.
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- February 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 8 to February 10, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,201 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- internet users
- Method of interview
- Online interview
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- Question: "Which of the following social media platforms do you prefer to use for the following features? News feed, Live broadcasting, Private messaging, Stories/disappearing posts"
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- February 2018
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 8 to February 10, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,201 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- internet users
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
- Question: "Which of the following social media platforms do you prefer to use for the following features? News feed, Live broadcasting, Private messaging, Stories/disappearing posts"
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